Duke Energy announced on its website that power outages in the Upstate and Western North Carolina are expected to be restored by Friday.Duke Energy reports that the total number of customers without power in the Upstate and Western North Carolina is more than 374,

Duke Energy expects to restore most of those remaining outages by Friday night, though some of the hardest hit regions are still inaccessible.

Hundreds of thousands of Duke Energy customers in the Carolinas were still without power Monday in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which caused severe flooding and destruction to parts of the region.As of 3:13 p.

As Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina with high winds and heavy, steady rainfall, the power outages and the road closures began.

Days after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on the Carolinas, thousands are still without power. Crews from as far as Canada are working to get power restored, but how soon will that be? Jeff Brooks with Duke Energy joined Queen City News to answer some questions regarding the outages and when

These temporary substations will help restore power to communities quickly while repairs or replacements are made.

Duke Energy said they restored nearly 1.6 million customer outages in the Carolinas following Helene and expect to restore power to those with remaining outages by Friday night.

Just under 580,000 Duke Energy customers are still without power across the Carolinas following Hurricane Helene’s destruction. Well over 1.3 million customers were without power on Friday, Sept. 27,